Shocking machine



y 14 1929- A. L. GRUGGEN 1,713,381

SHOCKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 5, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 14, 19 9- A. L. GRUGGEN SHOCKING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 1926 May 14, 1929. A. 1.. GRUGGEN snocxme MACHINE Filed Nov. 5, 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 A. L. GRUGGEN May 14, 1929.

" SHOCKING MACHINE Filed Nov. 1926 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 j lvvevkor Ajlimggorr Patented May 14, 1929.

UNITED STATES ARTHUR/L. GRUGGEN, F MOOSOMIN, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA.

SHOCKING MACHINE. v

Application filed November 5, 1926. Serial No. 146,423.

mittently around a vertical axis and 'on' which the successive sheaves are impaled to form a shock and which are also pivoted and controlled to permit of the forming of a shock with a well spread base and of the collapse and withdrawal of the arms and prongs from the deposited shock.

A further object of the invention is to construct the shock former and depositor so that it can be swung forwardly and rear wardly to permit the shock being deposited in a rolling movement, thereby overcoming 1 to a great extent momentum.

A further object of the invention is to provide an automatically operated carriage which will receive the sheaves successively discharged from the binding machine deck and will deliver the sheaves successively to the pronged arms of the combined shock former and depositor as they present themselves.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the sheaves discharged from the binding machine deck are turned into a standing position as they are being deposited into the cradle.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a pressure ring associated with the shock former and depositor which is automatically operated to apply pressure on the deposited shock to firmly press the base of the shock into the stubble and also hold it in an upstanding position.

lViththe above more important and other minor objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter more particularly described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine and showing part of the adjacent binding machine.

parts appeartional view through the machine, the sec-o tion being taken in the plane denoted by the line 4-4 Figure 2, certain parts being shown in side elevation.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view at 55' Figure 1. V

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view at 66' Figure 5.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged detailed vertical sectional view at 7-7 Figure 4.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of theratchet wheel. 1 I

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the hub which fits into the ratchet wheel.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the plate attached to the ejector fingers.

' Fig. 11 is an enlarged detailed perspec tive view showing the teeth of the rack bars.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged detailed vertical sectional view at 12-12 Figure 1, certain parts being shown in side elevation.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged detailed vertical sectional view at 1313 Figure 3.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My shocking machine is attached to the deck side of the customary binding machine and moves with the same over the field. I

have only'considered it necessary to show those parts of the binding machine with which my machine is associated. The binder frame 1 is carried as usual by the bull wheel 2 above which is, the deck 3 over the lower edge of which the sheaves are discharged by the fingers 4, these being mounted on the shaft 5 which is driven by thechain whee-l 6. The needle shaft of the binder is indicated at 7 and the pitman shaft at 8. these Ill) ing rearwardly beyond the rear legs and lower substantially rectangular frame 11 having the rear side open and this frame carries a rectangular elevated comparatively smaller upper frame 12 which is supported centrally above themain frame by upwardly converging corner legs 13. The upper frame has the side members thereof projectdown turned as best shown in Figure 3 and to the down turned ends, I pivotally connect opposing similar links 14; and- 14 for a purpose later disclosed. The outer side of the main frame is supported by a ground wheel 15. v

To the inner side of the mainframe I locate an extension frame 16 presenting a pair of opposing spaced posts 17 and 17' which posts 011 the side next the binder are provided with bearings 18 and 18 which receive rotatably the shaft 10. In this manner I swivelly support the inner side of the shocking machine frame from the shaft The upper ends of the posts are connected by a cross bar 19.

To the lower edge of the deck, I secure permanently an extension plate 20 which curves upwardly and concentric to the ejector shaft 5 and has the upper edge thereof terminating approximately opposite the bar 19, the purpose of this plate being to cause the sheaf to rise under the pressure of the turning ejector fingers to a position where it can be passed over the bar 19. The plateis suitably braced by spaced underlyingbars 21.

One of the ejectorfingers is provided with a plate 22 which is adapted to advancethe butt of the sheaf ahead of the head thereof as it is being moved by the ejector fingers and the bar 19 is fitted with an upstanding stop finger 23-which is adapted to engage withv the head of the sheaf and retard it.

I might here remark that I desire to pass the sheaf over the bar 19 and cause it to turn a quarter revolution so that I can subscquently catch and hold it in a standing vertical position with. the butt down and the plate and the stop linger act to advance the buttand retard the head of the passing sheaf so that when it over-balances overthe bar, the butt will fall first and the sheaf will have a tendency in falling to str ighten up. p

The successively falling sheaves are caught in a holder or cradle indicated generally by the reference numeral 24, the various parts of which are now described; To the inner side of the main frame I secure a ti -shaped bar 25 and to the ends of the bar I pivotally connect at 25 the down turned ends of a pair of opposing bars 26 and 26, the said bars also having up turnedextensions 26*.

To the up turned extensions I secure a back plate 27 and to the rear edge of the back plate'I secure a vertically disposed'side plate 28 positioned at right angles to the back plate and extending inwardly over the eX- tension frame. To the outer sides of the bars 26 and 26 I pivotally attach hinge leaves 29 and 29" to which a bottom or base plate is secured. One of the hinge wings is provided with an upstanding lever arm 31 which passes to the outer side of a gate 32 connected to the back plate by spring hinges '32 of conventional form, the hinges functioning to open the gate. Similar coiled springs 33 underlie. the base plate and have their lowerends supported by angle brackets 3% carried by the arms 26 and 26.

According to the above arrangement, it will be apparent that the bottom or base of the holder or cradle can swing downwardly under the weight of a deposited sheaf and that such swinging movement will cause an inward swinging of the a1'm3l and the consequent closing of the gate which will remain shut as long as the sheaf is on the base plate and which upon such weight being relieved will'open under the action of the V springs associated with the hinges thereof. I might also remark at this time that as soon as the sheaf is discharged from .the base plate in a manner later described,

the springs 33 operate to pass the base plate up to its initial position and this frees the gate to open under the action of its springs.

To the shaft 10 I secure a crank 35 which is connected by a link 35 to the rear or outer face of the back plate of the cradle and to the said shaft I also secure a crank 36 which is connected by a connecting rod 36 to the cranked end of the customary needle shaft and according to such connections each time the crank of .t-heneedle shaft swings, the shaft 10 is rotated a partial revolution in one direction and then reverses with the result that the arms 26 and 26' are swung unvardly and back turning on the pivot pins 25'. This movement effects the expelling of the upstanding sheaf from the carriage. Coiled springstl? are interposed between the arms 26 and 26 an l the binder frame, these pulling downwardly on the free ends of the said arms.

A. pair of catch fingers 38 are secured to the inner side of the bar 19 being clear of the door and these act also to prevent the head of the sheaf toppling over prior to the gate closing The elevated fraine'l2 carries thd combination shock former and depositor indicated generally by the reference numeral 39 and this is disposed directly opposite the cradle and presents a plurality of similar pronged arms arranged in an umbrella like formation and rotatable around a vertical axis so that each pronged arm can be successively brought to a position opposite the cradle to receive the sheaves successively discharged from the cradle. The details of the shock former and depositor are now described.

A pair of bearings 40 and 40 are secured to the side members of the upper frame 12 and these support similar opposing and aligned stub shafts 41 on the inner ends of which I mountrotatably the apices of a pair of inverted V-shaped hangers 42, the hangers having their lower ends permanently bolted at 42 to a substantially rectangular plate 43. According to this arrangement, it will be apparent that the head plate can swing forwardly and backwardly, the purpose of which will be later apparent. The head plate is provided centrally with a coned hole 44 which receives the coned hub 45 of an open centred ratchetwheel 45, the ratchet teeth of which overlie the head plate. Ball bearings 46 are interposed between the ratchet wheel and the head plate so that the ratchet wheel can freely revolve thereon. WV ithin the open centre of the ratchet wheel, I mount a hub 47 which has the upper end thereof outfiared complementary to the internal flaringface'of the ratchet wheel on which it sits. The hub is provided at diametrically opposite points with extending V or wedge shaped centering lugs 47' and 47 and these are adapted to enter complementary V-shaped notches 45 formed in the inner face of the hub of the ratchet wheel.

In the present machine, I employ eight pronged arms and there are accordingly eight V-shaped notches 45 arranged side by side around the interior face of the hub of the ratchet wheel. This arrangement insures that should the hub 47 be raised and dropped, it will always take a definite position in relation to the ratchet wheel as the pairs of lugs will enter one or other of the diametrically opposing pairs of notches in the hub 45 and be centered by them.

Centrally in the hub 47, I mount slidably a vertically disposed lifting shaft 48 to the upper end of which I secure a cross arm 48 extendin in a direction transversel of the shocking machine and having the ends fitted with guide loops 49 and 49' which receive slidably the down turned ends of a U-shaped guide rod 50, the lower extremities of which are permanently fastened to the head plate 43. To the lower end of the hub 47 I connect .pivotally the upper ends of pendant arms 51, the arms being of an equal length and being spaced and equal distance apart. These arms are suspended so that their lower ends can be swung outwardly and inwardly from a centre point containing the vertical axis of the shaft 48.

Each arm carries a plurality of outwardly extending prongs 52, the prongs being pivotally fastened to the arms by pivot pins 52'. The inner end of each prong projects beyond the inner side of the arm and is slotted to. receive an actuatin pin 53' carried by an operating bar 53 shdablyattached to the inner edge of the arm and extending lengthwise thereof, the arrangement being such that when the operating pivotally the inner ends of eight similar radially disposed links 56, the outer ends of which are ivotally connected at 56' to the upper ends of the several operating bars. The outer ends of the links 56 are formed with extending toes 57' which normally engage the upper ends of the slots 57" formed in the inner faces of the arms 51. These toes in contact with the upper ends of the slots positively prevent any up shifting of the operating bars under the weight of the sheaves on the prongs when the arms 51 are in a position best shown in Figure v4. They do not, however, interfere with the up shifting movement of the shaft 48 as they simply swing down in the slots at such time.

Means is provided for automatically rotating the shaft 48 one eighth of a revolution each time a sheaf is ejected from the binding machine and such embodies a air of rack bars 59 and 59 slidably mounte on the upper face of the head plate 43 and each presenting a plurality of spring pressed teeth 60 successively engageable with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 45. I have formed the teeth of the rack bars in a special manner as best shown in Figure 11 where it will be seen that I employ a spring bar bent in the shape of a tooth and having one end fastened at 60' to the rack bar and the. other end engaged by a coiled spring 61 interposed between the tooth forming spring bar and the rack bar. The teeth of the rack bars are adapted in the end shifting of the rack bars in one direction to engage with and rotate the ratchet wheel and in the end shifting of the rack bars in the opposite direction to clear past the ratchet wheel, the springs 61 at this time compressing.

To the ends of the rack bars which project towardsthe binder I secure a-rocker bar 62 which is centrally pivoted on a bracket 62' secured to the plate 43. The rocker bar is operated by a connecting rod 63 attached to one end of the rocker bar and to a crank 63' secured to the shaft 10 with the result that each time the shaft 10 is oscillated b the movement of the needle shaft, the sha t 48 is rotated one eighth of a revolution.

plate viously ment oned and such embodies a pair The head plate 43 carries a pivoted spring The raising of theshaft 48 is effected by V a pairxof lazy tongs or pantographs indicated at and 65 which have their lower ends pivotally attached at 66 to the head plate 43. The upper ends of the lazy tongs are connected pivotally at 67 to the guide loops 49 and 49. The side members of the upper frame 12 carry rotatably across shaft 68 on-which I mount an opposing pair of lifting levers 69 and 69, these levers having their forward ends connected by links 70 and 70 to the lazy tongs by a pivot 71.

The rear ends of the lifting levers'are con nected by similar links 72 to the crank of a crank shaft 7 3 suitably carried in bearings mounted on angle braces 73 reinforcing the shocker frame.

The inner end of the crank shaft is provided with a bevel pinion 74; whichmeshes with a bevel gear-74: carried by a stub shaft 75 rotatablyn'iounted in a bearing carried by one of the braces 73. The forward end of the stub shaftis supplied with a chain wheel 76 which is connected by a chain 76 to a chain wheel 77 freely mounted on the rear end of the shaft 10. The chain wheel is formed integral with'afurther chain wheel 7 8 also rotatably mounted on the shaft 10 and driven by a chain 77' which operates also on a driving chain wheel 77 secured to the rear end of the pitman shaft 8. A clutch indicated generally by the reference numeral 78* isassociatedwith the chain wheel 7 6 and the stub shaft and is herein shown as controlled by a pulling line 79 extending towards the binder and terminating within convenient range of thebinder attendant.

This arrangement is such that the attendant can cause the stub shaft to be driven when he desires, such actually occurring when all the prongs 52 are filled with sheaves and it, is desired to deposit those sheaves in theform of a shock on the ground.

l\ieans is provided for swinging the head l3 forwardly and backwardly as preof opposing connecting bars 80 and SO having their rear ends'mounted on the crank shaft and their forward ends pivot-ally se cured at 81 to the under side of the head plate. Obviously as the crank shaft rotates,'the connecting bars will cause the swinging of the head-plate and parts car ried therel the head plate turning around the stub sh s 41. To the lower ends of the links 14; and l l I attach pivotally the rear ends of a forwardly extending pair of lever arms 82 and 82, the forward ends of which are pivot-ally connected to a horizontally disposed pressure ring 83 positioned concentric tothe shaft 48 and located so that it .ried by the pressurerods, the arrangement being such that the springs. control the .inovement of the forward ends of the levers 82 and 82" and can be adjusted so that a the prongs.

To the rearends ofthe lifting levers 69 and 69, I attach pivotally. the upper ends of similar pressure rods 8% and the lower ends of the pressure rods are passed slidably through bearing blocks 84 pivotally secured to the inner sides ofthe levers 82 and 82. Collars 85 are secured to the rods and under- 7 lie the blocks. Pressure springs 86 are placed on the rodsv and have their lower ends engaging the blocks and their upper ends engaging adjustable collars 86 carvarying pressure can be exerted on said levers and consequently the ring 88.

In order that the operation of the machine may be better understood, I will now give a short description of the manner in which it works, assuming that the various parts are initially in the positions as shown in the drawings and that the machine is advancing over the field with a binding machine and that the discharge fingers of the binding machine are discharging the sheaves successively over the curved extension plateQO.

. As each sheaf is discharged over the bar 19, it is up ended and received within the cradle in :an upstanding position. Each time a' sheaf is discharged into the cradle, the door closes and the cradle with the sheaf therein is swung over towards the prongs of one of the arns the prongs impaling the sheaf and holding it in an inclined position and the cradle going back to its initial position after ithas delivered the sheaf onto the prongs. After the sheaf has been delivered onto the prongs ofthe' first arm, the crank 63 operates to shift the rack bars and rotate the shaft 48 one eighth of a revolution to bring the next pronged arm 51 into a position directly opposite the cradle. The

intermittent but successive impaling of the sheaves on the prongs of the various arms the connecting bars 80 and 80 and to the lever arms 82 and 82. The movement im parted to the lifting levers causes through the action of the pantographs the quick lifting of the shaft 48 which permits the arms 51 to simultaneously su 'ing inwardly and simultaneously effects the upward end shift-- ing of the bars 53 whichaction throws the 1 outer tips of the prongs52 downwardly and releases the sheaves carried thereby so that they are free to 'fall groun dward. Further this arm movement causes through the lifting of the shaft 48 and the disc 55, the lifting of the hub 47 upwardly out of the ratchet wheel a distance sufficiently high to permit the arms to withdraw from and clear the deposited shock; Simultaneously with this latter action, the bars 80 and 80' are operating toswing the shock former and depositor ahead and the lever arms 82 and 82' are operating to cause the ring to move down and surround the sheaves and apply pressure thereon.

The various parts are timed in their movement such that in the initial forward swinging of the shock former and depositor, the arms are released to swing in,'the prongs are freed to drop and the ring is moved downwardly around the shock which is being deposited. positor then swings rearwardly and when it has again reached its vertical position, the ring is fully down and the arms 51 are in their fully up position entirely clear of the heads of the deposited shock and here it is pointed out that at this time the hub 47 is elevated above the Jratchet wheel.

As the collapsed and elevated shock former and depositor swings back from the latter vertical position to its rearmost point of travel and then forward again to the vertical position, the parts are reset, that is, the ring moves up, the arms swing out and the prongs reset. As the hub 47 goes-down, it is brought by apair of the notches45 into a definite position which is one wherein one of the arms 51 is directly opposite the carriage so that it will be ready to receive the sheaf from the carriage when the following shock is to be built.

\Vhat I claim as my invention is 1. In a shocking machine, in combination, a combined shock former and depositor presenting a plurality of pendant arms, releasable means normally holding the lower ends of the arms'in an extended position, pivoted normally locked sheaf impaling prongs carried by the several arms, means for simultaneously rotating the arms intermittently around a common vertical axis, means for simultaneously unlocking the prongs to rotate groundward and release the sheaves impaled thereon, means for simultaneously releasing the arms to swing inwardly and means for subsequently and simultaneously lifting the arms.

2. In a shocking machine, a combined shock former and depositor comprising a vertically disposed rotatably mounted hub, a 'plurality of arms having their upper ends pivotally carried by the hub, means releasably locking the arms in an extended cone shaped formation, pivoted normally locked The shock former and desheaf impalingprongs carried'by the arms,

means for intermittently rotating the hub,

means for "simultaneously 7 releasing .the

. prongs to free the sheaves impaled thereon, means for subsequently simultaneously reand depositor to successively impale the successively discharged sheaves and thereby form a shock, means for unlocking the prongs to permit the formed shock to drop groundward and means for collapsing and raising the arms to permit withdrawal of the same from the deposited shock.

4. In a shocking machine, the combina-- tion with means for successively discharging sheaves in an upstandin position, of a coinbined shock former and depositor compris ing a plurality of upwardly converging spaced arms releasably locked in an extended cone like formation, pivoted releasably locked sheaf impaling prongs carried by the arms, means for intermittently rotating the extended arms simultaneously around a vertical axis to present the pronged arms successively to the sheaf discharging means, means for unlocking the pron to free the sheaves impaled thereby to ward and means for releasing the arms to collapse and for subsequently bodily lifting the arms to clear the deposited sheaves.

5. In a shocking machine, in combination, an elevated suitably supported head plate, a vertically disposed hub rotatably carried by the head plate, a plurality of spaced downwardly extending arms having their upper ends pivotally connected to the hub, means normally locking the lower ends of the arms in an extended position, normally locked piercing prongs pivotally carried by the arms, means for intermittently rotating the hub, means for delivering standing sheaves successively to the arms to be impaled by the locked prongs to form a shock, means for unlocking the prongs to free. the sheaves andpermit the formed shock to escape groundward, means for subsequently releasing the arms to swing inwardly and means for subsequently lifting the arms to withdraw them clear of the deposited shock.

6. In a shocking machine, in combination, an elevated suitably supportedhead plate, a vertically disposed hub rotatably carried thereby, a plurality of concentrically arranged arms having their upper ends pivrop ground- ,otally,

'ried by the several arms, means releasably locking the arms with their lower ends exvtended, ,means for intermittently rotating the hub,'me ans for discharging, sheaves successively in a standing position towards the intermittently rotated arms to be successively impaleo by the locked prongs thereof to "form a shock, means for, simultaneously un-' locking the prongs to clear the sheaves and permit the formed shock to drop, means for simultaneously releasing the arms to swing inwardly to a collapsed position and means for simultaneously raising the collapsed arms to withdraw them from the deposited shock. r i

, 7. In combination, a horizontally pivoted elevated head plate, a vertically. disposed hub rotatably carried by the head plate, a

plurality ofconcentrically arranged pendant arms having their upper ends pivotally attached to the head plate, means normally locking the lower ends of the arms in an outer inclined position, normally locked outwardly extending pivoted prongs carried by the arms,,means for intermittently rotating the hub, means for delivering sheaves in a standing position successively to the arms to be impaled by the locked prongs and form a shock, meansfor oscillating the head plate, means for simultaneously unlocking the arms and prongs to collapse and means for lifting the hub to clear the arms from the deposited shock. 1

8. In a shocking machine, in combination, armaln frame and an elevated frame carried ,thereby,-a head plate carried by the elevated frame and mounted to swing forwardly and rearwardly in respect to the frames, an open centred ratchet wheel rotatably carried by the head plate, a hubseated in the open centre of the ratchet wheel and adapted when so seated to rotate therewith, a plurality of concentrically arranged equi-spaced arms having their upper ends pivotally attached to the hub, a vertical: shaft passing slidably through the hub, links connecting the lower end of the shaft with the severalarms and adapted to hold the lower ends of the arms normally locked in an extended out positlon, a set of normally outwardly extending sheaf piercing prongs pivotally carried 1 by each arm, connections between the links and the sets of prongs normally locking the prongs against movement, said connections being designed to release the prongs to drop upon the linksbeing swung upwardly, meansfor intermittently rotating the ratchet wheel, means for lifting the shaft to initially release the prongs and collapse the arms and subsequently raise the hub from the ratchet wheel and means for delivering sheaves successively in a standing position towards the arms to be impaled by the prongs.

attached to the hub, normally locked wa er for passing sheaves in a standing position successively tothe shock former to be impaled by the prongs, means for simultaneously-unlocking the prongs and collapsing the arms to free the formed shock to fall and means for subsequently lifting the shock formerto clear the arms from the deposited shock. l V

10. In a shocking machine, in combination, a, main frame and an elevated frame carried thereby, a forwardly and rearwardly swingable head plate carried by the elevated frame, a vertically disposed rotatably mounted shock former carried by the head plate and embodying expansible and contractible arms and outstanding normally locked pivoted piercing prongs carried by the arms, saidarms being normally locked in their expanded position, means for intermittently rotating the shock former, means for passing sheaves in a standing position successively to the shock former to be impaled by the prongs, means for simultaneously unlocking the prongs and collapsing the, arms to free the formed shock to fall, means for swinging the head plate during the interval that the shock is being deposited and means for subsequently lifting the shock former to clear thearms from the deposited shock. 1

11. In ashocking machine, in combination, a main frame and an elevated frame carried thereby, a forwardly and rearwardly swingable head plate carried by the elevated frame, a ertically disposed rotatably mounted shock former carried by the head plate and embodying expansible and contractibler arms and out-standin normally locked pivoted piercingprongs carried by the arms, said arms being normally locked in their expanded position, means for intermittently rotating the'shock former, means for passing sheaves in a standing position successively to the shock former to be impaled by the prongs, means for simultaneously unlocking the prongs and collapsing the arms to free the formed vshock to fall, means for swinging the head plate during the interval that the shock is being deposited, means for subsequently lifting the shock former to clear'the arms from the deposited shock, a pressure ring normally above the headsof the prong suspended shockand means for automatically depressing the ring subsequent to the release of the shock from the prongs.

12. In a'shocking machine, the combination with a shock former and depositor, of a normally elevated pressure ring positioned above the shock carried by the shock former and depositor and means for depressing the ring to engage and move down with the shock coincident with the depositing of the shock.

13. The combination with the deck of a binding machine, of a shocking machine frame located at the deck side of the binding machine, a combination shock former and depositor carried by the shocking machine frame and presenting a plurality of concentrically arranged pronged arms, Vmeans for intermittently rotating the combination shock former and depositor to bring the pronged arms successively into a position opposing the deck, means for successively up ending the sheaves discharged from the deck, a cradle selectively receiving the up ended discharged sheaves and retaining them in their up ended position and means for swinging the cradle towards the combination shock former and depositor to impale the sheaf within the cradle on the prongs of the adjacent arm.

14. The combination with the deck of a binding machine, of a shocking machine frame located at the deck side of the binding machine, a combination shock former and depositor carried by the shocking machine frame and presenting a plurality of concentrically arranged pronged arms, means for intermittently rotating the combination shock former and depositor to bring the pronged arms successively into a position opposing the deck, means for successively up ending the sheaves discharged from the deck and means for successively receiving the up ended sheaves and transferring them towards the combination shock former and depositor to be successively impaled on the sets of prongs.

15. The combination with the deck of a binding machine, of a shocking machine located at the deck side of the binding machine, a pivoted cradle carried by the shocking machine frame at the side next the binding machine and adapted to receive and retain a sheaf in a standing position, means for transferring the sheaves successively from the deck to the cradle and for turning the sheaves in transit so that they are delivered in the cradle in a standing position and means for swinging the cradle to suecessively discharge the sheaves therefrom.

Signed at Moosomin, Saskatchewan, this 18th day of June, 1926.

ARTHUR L. GRUGGEN. 

